From O.C. Stewart to John W. Geary

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Title: From O.C. Stewart to John W. Geary
Creator: O.C. Stewart
Description: This letter is from O.C. Stewart, mayor of Lecompton, Kansas, to Gov. John W. Geary. In the letter, dated October 3, 1856, Stewart informs Geary that he has issued a proclamation prohibiting the use and sale of liquor in Lecompton. He asks Geary for help enforcing the proclamation, “as I have no law to justify me in destroying the liquor of persons selling under law.”
Date: October 3, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: O.C. Stewart
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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